Mehler, Herbert

German Sculptor, * 1949 in Steinau (Germany)

About the artist

Six pieces from the series "Kavex" can be seen on the grounds of the hospital Elisabeth Herzberge in Berlin since January 2008. Furthermore, the 7.20 m high sculpture "BELLADONNA" by Herbert Mehler stands at the so-called „Skulpturenufer“ in the Old Port of Würzburg since July 2009.

Herbert Mehler lives and works in Berlin and Riedheim, besides sculptures he produces special drawings using chalk and charcoal on cardboard.

Herbert Mehler gained his first artistic experience with his father, a wood sculptor Franz Mehler. Following his training as a sculptor, he studied from 1972-1976 painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg.

Together with his wife, the German paintress Sonja Edle von Hoeßle, he founded the „riedenheim project“ on an old farm on the outskirts of Würzburg in order to concentrate on his art.

Works by Herbert Mehler were exhibited in numerous museums, galleries and public spaces, including:

1989 the Castle Museum Aschaffenburg (1989)

1990 the Artothek Nuremberg

1998 the Artothek Krefeld

2000 "Conventino Il" in the Municipal Collections Schweinfurt

the Water and Shipping Authority Schweinfurt

2003 at the Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Monteciccardo / Italy

2006 the Museum of the Cathedral and the Museum in the cultural memory of Würzburg (2006)